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Platysteira cyanea cyanea. 



Muscicapa cyanea P. L. S. MiiLi,., Linn. Nat. Syst., Suppl. 1776, 

 p. 170. — Type loaality : Sénégal. 



Examples of the Belted Flycatcher were obtained bv Robin 

 Kemp at Agoulerie and at Abeokuta bv Robin. From Norlhern 

 Nigeria we bave spécimens from Shonga (Forbes); Takum and 

 Laminga (B. Alexander). 



The forms of this Flycatcher hâve been reviewed by Neumann 

 (J. f. O., 1905, p. 210, and bv Sclater and Praed (Ibis, iqi8, 

 p. 709). 



I consider there are three races of this bird follows : 



1. — Platysteira cyanea cy'anea. 

 Cf. supra. 



Range. — Sénégal, Gainbia, Portuguese Guinea, vSierra Leone, 

 Libéria, Gold Coast, S. Nigeria, N. Nigeria, French Equatorial 

 Africa, Cameroon, Gaboon, Congo-Mouth. ■ 



2. — Platysteira cy'anea ny'anzae. 



Platysteira cyanea nyanzae Neumann, J. f. O., 1905, p. 210 : 

 Bukoba. 



Range. — N. E. Belgian Congo, Uganda, Sudan, French Equa- 

 torial Africa, Victoria Nyanza. 



Distinguishing characters. — The females of this race bave a 

 very narrow white frontal-streak, running from just in front of the 

 eye and meeting above the bill, thoiigh very faint in some spéci- 

 mens it is a well marked character which is ahvavs présent; 

 wings 64-70 mm. 



3. — Platysteira cyanea AETHioncA. 



Platysteira cyanea aethiopica Neumann, J. f. O., 1905, p. 211. — 

 Type locality : Schoa. 



Range. — Southern Abyssinia. 



